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One man was arrested in the shootings and charged with murder in what appeared to be a carefully planned racist attack that killed least 49 people at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers.
? At least 49 people are dead and more than 20 people are seriously wounded.
? A 28-year-old Australian white supremacist claimed responsibility for the attacks.
? Part of the shooting was livestreamed on Facebook and tech companies are working to remove the video from their platforms.
The speed at which a video of the New Zealand mosque shooting spread across social media platforms has demonstrated yet again that tech companies such as Facebook are still struggling to control content.
Local Muslim leaders stunned by carnage in New Zealand New England residents reacted with shock and horror Friday morning as they awoke to reports of a mass shooting that killed at least 49 people at two New Zealand mosques.
?Everyone is vulnerable? -- experts respond to New Zealand mass shootings ?In the same way that there?s a global economy, there?s global trafficking in hate,? said Robert Trestan, executive director of the Anti-Defamation League?s Boston office.
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Opinion | Aimee Ortiz
As one of the ?poor kids? who walked Boston University?s campus not too long ago, I can tell you that the wealthy?s gaming of the system does not stop at admissions.
Bribery scandal puts college counselors on edge The private college advising industry is largely unregulated, with no requirements for licensure or credentialing.
The college admissions bribery bust started with a tip Officials in Boston got a tantalizing tip ? a Yale University women?s soccer coach had asked a financial executive for a bribe to help get his daughter admitted into the elite school.
Buzzsaw
In light of the college admissions scam and so many other recent scandals, it?s time to remember what we already know.
EDITORIAL
How to prevent another Fall River recall election pitfall The clear wishes of Fall River voters to oust Mayor Jasiel Correia were thwarted. Ranked-choice voting would have prevented that result.
Letters
Electoral College an anachronism It?s high time for this full-fledged democracy to elect its president and vice president by popular vote.
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SCOT LEHIGH
Speaker Pelosi needs to have a heart-to-heart with AOC and Ilhan Omar.
NFL suspends Kareem Hunt for eight games Hunt was released last season by theChiefs after a video showed him pushing and kicking a woman, and he was later signed by the Browns.
Ellington had 31 catches in seven games last season split between the Detroit Lions and the Houston Texans.
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Bono?s partner in ethical investing falls from grace in admissions scandal Bill McGlashan took socially responsible impact investing to the next level with the $2 billion Rise Fund. Now he?s lost his job for allegedly paying $300,000 in bribes to get his son into college.
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James Pindell
Here are the first rankings of the 2020 candidates, ordered by their likelihood of winning the first-in-the-nation primary if it were held today.
Beto, Biden, Bernie beg the question: Is this the right time for a white guy? It?s an inverted question in a country where 44 of 45 presidents have fit that precise demographic.
Eggs are bad again? New study raises cholesterol questions Wait a second, eggs are bad again? A new study finds that the beloved egg, which recently had regained its reputation, may not be all that it?s cracked up to be.
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From Guinness to step dancers to Irish poutine, these restaurants will make you feel lucky.
Kevin Cullen
Just in time for St. Patrick?s Day: A call to reinvent the US-Ireland relationship A former foreign policy adviser to Ted Kennedy says it?s time to put away the green Paddywhackery and forge a new relationship.
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NAMES
It looks like a delicious full moon hanging high above Saugus.
@ Large | Michael Andor Brodeur
Dealing with downtime When Facebook just goes kaput it becomes quickly clear (and quite concerning) just how hard-wired we are to it.
Suit alleges bias in civil commitments for addiction Two men allege that they are unlawfully being held in a prison rather than sent to a treatment facility, even though they have not been charged with a crime.
Sheffield incident where 5 died considered a murder-suicide Investigators looking into the deaths of five people in a house fire are now considering the incident a murder-suicide, officials said Thursday.
Truth and Consequences Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.
Munch Madness 2019: The top restaurants in Boston If it?s March, it must be time for the tournament everyone awaits all year: Munch Madness.
Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.
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Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.
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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: winter weather, presidential candidates on the campaign trail, a Chinese New Year celebration.
?He?s a special player, so I?m just happy that he has some shoes that won?t deteriorate over time,? Kyrie Irving said.
The Gaming Commission has released the legal agreement that has cleared a path for the agency to complete its suitability review of Wynn Resorts.
Uncertainty over Britain?s departure from the European Union suppressed interest rates on US Treasury bonds. The average rate on 15-year loans slipped to 3.76 percent.
Pollsters, talking heads, and potential voters are getting familiar with a widening field of candidates.
The Republican-run Senate firmly rejected President Trump?s declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border on Thursday, setting up a veto fight and dealing him a conspicuous rebuke.
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The 2020 Aviator truly signals the company?s revival.
It?s a major step toward redevelopment of the large tract between Rutherford Ave. and Route 93.
The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.
Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
Efforts to save the sperm of the dead come with heartache, tough questions The case of Peter Zhu, a cadet at West Point Military Academy who died last month, has reignited a debate around ?postmortem sperm retrieval.?
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